How to Use competence in a Sentence

competence

noun
  • He trusts in the competence of his doctor.
  • That democracy works, that competence and calm could produce better outcomes than the chaos and craziness of the past four years.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Increasing competence, step by step, is wonderful because the process is so personal.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • What the Tolman Edition adds is an extra layer of competence and driver confidence.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2021
  • This is not going to be the Sunday, however, when Wilson and Saleh begin to build a strong case for their mutual competence.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • For a program without much sustained success, going 8-5 every year was a completely new level of competence and one that nobody took for granted.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Beyond that, while doing your reconnaissance, look for cultural competence cues on clinicians’ websites and database profiles.
    Nikesha Elise Williams, SELF, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The upstart mayoral candidate became the frontrunner on Covid competence and Warren-esque wonkery.
    Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The season will start with some faint glimmer of competence; maybe a record of 5-3.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Where passion meets competence is where the rubber hits the road.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Virginia and Joy could go toe-to-toe in terms of competence and resolve.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The app shows its competence right from the start by using AI to find the best way to connect each account.
    PCMAG, 30 July 2024
  • That said, at this point my competence is much eroded by time.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 May 2023
  • The competence gap grew wider in the Reagan years, and wider still when George W. Bush was president.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 May 2022
  • So the world looked at that and wondered about the competence of the U.S. and the leadership capability of the U.S..
    CBS News, 20 Apr. 2022
  • These findings are not due to a lack of competence on the part of female economists.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • After watching the pitch, the MBA students were asked to evaluate the quality of the pitch as well as the competence of the founder.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • The author’s French improves along with his competence at his job.
    Benjamin Shull, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Of course, a common thread in each of these stories is proven competence well beyond the levels of their peers.
    Duane Cranston, Fortune, 9 May 2022
  • The best way to address turnover is by having a hands on leader who sets a high standard of competence.
    Samuel Stern, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • One of the demands of the suit was to declare that Ethiopian Airlines had no competence to bid for shares in Nigeria Air.
    Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Kamikawa isn’t the most charismatic figure, but she is praised for her competence and courage.
    Ian Bremmer, TIME, 23 May 2024
  • The act of putting it on penetrates your sense of confidence and competence.
    Emily Listfield, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Four months after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the war had eaten a hole in his myths of competence.
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • That’s why the July 30 election is less about vision and more about competence.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • No, Nepenin could not surrender his power—this was now the competence of . . .
    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The people of Virginia will gauge and judge based on performance and levels of competence, not the color of your skin.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • But there’s more to her than just competence and integrity.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Today, much of management training revolves around that consensus: connection, clarity, and competence.
    Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These would include confirmation of a patient's mental competence, assessment by two independent doctors and likely a requirement for drugs to be self-administered.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024

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